Welcome to Santorini (Greece)
just kidding
i'm in California
this place is gorgeous
hello my name is Alice
and this is my husband Bruce
welcome to the slice of alice channel
today we're gonna review a greek restaurant in p-town
pleasanton it's called elia
fine greek cuisine
yeah so alice found this place
really nice inside
so we thought we should try
and Alice is always like a greek food non-believer
so i really wanted her to try good greek food
so we went to Pleasanton
and yeah we went to the restaurant
we ordered three things
first there's the seafood paella
and then the filet mignon souvlaki
i think it's called
not sure if i'm pronouncing it right
and then we also order actually we order a lot of stuff
we ordered like a greek coffee
we'll talk about it later
and then
for dessert we had poached pear
so yeah we'll start off with the the appetizer
which is actually free
the bread
it comes really hot and crispy
and there's a little bit of tomato and caper sauce
there's an actual term for it but i forgot
maybe i think it was pretty good
i really like it the bread is very chewy
it's warm
and for anyone who's like starving
it's something great to start to eat with
so we'll go to steak
the steak was really good
it's like a skewer steak
i'm just trying to think if there's anything breakfast related
so we went for brunch
also then so there's lots of brunch related stuff
i really like the steak
it's a filat mignon
it's my first time having filet mignon on a stick
it's pretty good
we got it well done
so like it's kind of like crispy on the outside
and the meat is very juicy
really good for well done
it's not like overcooked or anything like
usually i don't think people suggest you to eat it well done
but like they made it really well
i mean they made it really good
not like overcooked
just want to calarify that
i think there's a different version with chicken
but uh i don't think the chicken comes with the scalloped potatoes
when i saw that the steak had scalloped potatoes
i was like okay we need to get the steak one
i really like it
it's like layered potato
and it's a bit buttery
it tastes really good
we really suggest you to order it
if you're interested
like i think the amount of steak is enough
and the grilled vegetables is enough
excellent vegetables
portions are not huge
but
it's good for a light brunch
next is the seafood paella
it's a breakfast seafood paella
so it includes an egg
i'll don't see what so breakfast about it other than it has an egg
well it's a light portion
usually paella is like in a huge plate
but like this one it's a one-person kind of meal
but i would have to say the amount of the seafood that they put in there is a lot
so i actually kind of counted like how much scallops they gave
i ate at least four of them
and maybe you have two
so six scallops
yeah
and then some grilled shrimp
really juicy and delicious
some peas
i think the paella was very fragrant
which was nice
i think the sauce of the paella is really good
yes i really like it
so we also order a (cup of) greek coffee
it comes with a small tiny cup of tea cup
and a little plate
which is super cute
it's a coffee cup
a small coffee cup
and the flag is actually on a little candy
not really sure
chewy candy
we thought it was just decoration
yeah and then i tried to touch it
and some powder came off
and we found out it was edible
i think it's some kind of turkish candy
chewy candy
it has nuts in there
pretty good
i think that's what they're famous of
because i heard that the boss is actually from Turkey
really
yeah
i think i felt like he was wearing a Balenciaga black t-shirt
anyways
do you like the coffee
yeah
it's very similar to the chicory coffee that you might get like singapore or something like that
even though the cup is small
we could enjoy it for a long time
just because of how strong it is
yes and yeah it was really good
i definitely recommend getting the coffee
yes you gotta try it since you're already coming to greek restaurant
okay for dessert
we got poached pear
it's really really good
and really pretty
if you're some girl want to order some instagramable dessert
that's the one you have to go for
because the pear is red with some minty leaf on top
with like vanilla ice cream at the bottom
it's poaching some wine i think
it's not overly sweet
amazingly
it's nice and cold
and they have some pistachio i think it's pistachio
yeah not sure
it's great pistachio all over it
so it's like some red and some green
yes
and the vanilla ice cream
zest
and the orange zest
yeah
it's not really i guess it's not really zest
you have to like cut it yourself like a strip of candied orange peel
yes it's really good
not only the food is great
the environment is great
the whole decoration
we're basically just like admiring the whole decoration
thinking like oh
we want our house to be look like that too
oh yeah we also went to the bathroom it's really clean
really
what's the word
cozy
there's candles and fire
we really like their wood decor
it's a really nice place to come if you want to take some beautiful photos
and it's good like indoor and outdoor
the indoor seatings are really comfortable
we were sitting in some kind of booth
feels like there's enough space for everyone
yeah and the bar looks really nice
we feel like the owners spend lots of energy to decorate
it's really nice
like one of the prettiest restaurants that i've been to
i'm trying to think of other pretty restaurants
maybe like ichina is another one
but not many like gets to this level of prettiness
so definitely i think it's a great place to bring a date
yeah
she will fall in love with you immediately
yeah
food is good
it's pretty
and it's very spacious
and you can get like delicious drinks as well
well they focus on wine
maybe like next time
gotta say the service is really good too
very attentive
yes
food came out fast
appetizers came out fast
water came out fast
and super nice took pictures for us
yes
because probably like he saw you and us like you know just taking pictures all the time
yep
anything about the price
i think it's reasonable
so like the steak is thirty dollars
and then the paella is thirty dollars
the greek coffee is five dollars
and the dessert is twelve
so total is like 85 with tips
would be 95
hundred ish
i think it's worth it
i think for the unique experience
the decor
and the pretty good food
definitely worth it
it's not like some other hundred dollar restaurants we've been to
any downside
i don't think there's downside
because there are also plenty of parking nearby
and after after you have the food you can just have a little walk around the neighborhood as well
it can be definitely a good date
maybe they should have like more drinks
more drinks
yeah
because we had to kind of ask them about the coffee
it was kind of hidden
yeah
i don't know maybe there's a different menu with other drinks
i saw other people order cocktails and stuff
so i give this restaurant five out of five
five out of five
what about you
i give it
yeah
five out of five
yeah
recommend it
yeah it makes us want to go to Greece
what's the last word comment overall rating
if you're looking for a great greek good experience in a quaint downtown neighborhood
come to Elia in P-town
if you're looking for the most instagrammable little Santorini
come to Elia restaurant
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